Name: Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia 'Tiamat'
Common Name: variegated African violet
Type: herbaceous perennial
Family: Gesneriaceae
Native Range: Tanzania, Kenya
Zone: 11-12
Habitat: grow on moss-covered boulders, on cliffs or on rock outcrops shaded by large trees. While the natural growing area is well within tropical Africa and not far from the equator, most species grow at middle altitudes with cooler temperatures, and some at higher altitudes with seasonally chilly weather.
Height: up to 15 cm
Spread: up to 25 cm
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: Freebase ID : /m/025v8h3 PlantList-ID : kew-2643715 NCBI taxonomy ID : 103766 IPNI plant ID : 315544-2 Tropicos ID : 100236 GBIF taxon ID : 7263987 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 6925460 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : eb578ae2-51f6-40e3-beb9-0f2027ebd6e1 EPPO Code : APLSQ iNaturalist taxon ID : 322316 TAXREF ID : 446857 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315544-2 Plant Finder ID : 275287 Flowers of India ID : Zebra Aphelandra Microsoft Academic ID : 2779367913 CAB ID : 35898 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000540302 Open Tree of Life ID : 157164 NParks Flora & Fauna Web ID : flora/1/6/1681 Den Store Danske ID : zebraplante Catalogue of Life ID : FCBD
Synonyms: = Aphelandra chrysops Bull. = Aphelandra coccinea Rizzini = Aphelandra concinna Rizzini ≡ Aphelandra illustrata Jacob-Makoy = Aphelandra illustrata Jacob-Makoy ex T.Moore & Mast. = Aphelandra leopoldii (Van Houtte) Lowe = Aphelandra leopoldii Van Houtte = Aphelandra leopoldii VanHoutte = Aphelandra oostachya Wawra = Aphelandra squarrosa subsp. lousiae Van Houtte = Aphelandra squarrosa var. angustifolia Nees = Aphelandra squarrosa var. citrina Planch. = Aphelandra squarrosa var. laxior Nees = Aphelandra squarrosa var. leopoldii Van Houtte = Aphelandra squarrosa var. leopoldii VanHoutte = Aphelandra squarrosa var. lousii VanHoutten = Justicia macrophylla Spreng. = Ruellia comosa Vell.